Remember the first gulf war? I didn't take a head count but some of us protested then, too, as things were heating up. Then it seemed like our dissent was swallowed up as my Southern Indiana town embraced flags and yellow ribbons. That was a long time ago and an administration far, far away. As a result, I felt a flicker of regional pride when I read this today. The author is good old John "formerly known as Cougar" Mellencamp, who is from (and lives in) Southern Indiana, where (outside from some town/gown circles) these sentiments probably aren't very popular.
Posted at October 23, 2003 02:40 PMYou or Eric might be interested in the record he talks about in the letter - it's a collection of old folksongs, and "To Washington" is a rewrite of a song on the Antholofy which begins, if i recall, "Roosevelt's in the White House, a-doin' his best..."
Paul Mahern, now known as Mahan Kalpa, produced the record.
Posted by: mike on October 26, 2003 03:21 AMer, that's "Anthology," of course.
Posted by: mike on October 26, 2003 03:21 AM